Are our identities established through choice or constructed for us by society and what is expected of us in line with our gender‚ class and culture? Can we change our identities to fit in with how we want society to see us rather than how society expects to see us? Firstly we should not confuse personality with identity. Personality traits may be something we have in common with people we meet but identifying with a certain social group is something we choose to do usually
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get what they want? Is there justification in killing‚ lying‚ or stealing to achieve something one may desire? Each person has their own moral incentives and upbringings yet excessive ambition may affect or lapse one’s moral standards and beliefs. Ambition is the drive and determination everyone has in order to achieve their goals. Whether someone chooses to do this consciously‚ and refrains from harming others‚ or vice versa‚ can only be determined once the action is completed. In Macbeth by William
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What Dramatic Techniques Does Shakespeare Use To Create A Sense That Macbeth Is Not In Control Of His Own Thoughts And Deeds? During the 16th century the amazing writer‚ William Shakespeare‚ wrote the genius play Macbeth. There are many different uses of dramatic techniques in his work and I will try to identify them now. Act 1 Scene 7 Question 1 In the first few lines of his soliloquy‚ Macbeth says "If it were done when ’tis done‚ then ’twere well it were done quickly;" I think what Macbeth meant
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The Fatal Thirst for Power The character of Macbeth is a classic example of a Shakespearean tragic hero. There are many factors which contribute to the degeneration of Macbeth of which three will be discussed. The three points which contribute greatly to Macbeth’s degeneration are the prophecy which was told to him by the witches‚ how Lady Macbeth influenced and manipulated Macbeth’s judgment‚ and finally Macbeth’s long time ambition which drove his desire to be king. Macbeth’s growing character
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To what extent was Germany to blame for the start of World War 1? During the beginning of the 19th Century Europe was crossing a period characterized by great technological advancements and scientific optimism‚ but it was also subject to hostile relations between many of its main powers. These hostilities transformed into war on the 28th of June 1914‚when a 19 year old terrorist‚ Gavrilo Princip‚ assassinated the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne‚ creating the cause of war that one month later
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are to be studied: 1. The Portrait of a Lady: Khushwant Singh One textual question (compulsory) on Macbeth or on Pygmalion‚ together with four other questions on at least three texts‚ which may include Macbeth or Pygmalion. 2. Growing Up: Joyce Cary 3. The Rattrap: Selma Lagerlof 4. Going Places: A. R. Barton Macbeth: Shakespeare 5. A Devoted Son: Anita Desai OR 6. What Men Live By: Leo Tolstoy Pygmalion: Bernard Shaw II. Education: IV. Hues: An Anthology of Short
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Throughout Shakespeare’s "Macbeth"‚ Lady Macbeth is consistently depicted as one of Shakespeare’s most evil and frightening female characters‚ however‚ she is only evil to the extent of lacking the judgement of her behaviour. Pure Evil can be defined as having only ’inhumane’ qualities or constantly being morally depraved. Two of Lady Macbeth’s main qualities expressed are ambition and guilt. These qualities are perfectly humane‚ however it is her choices of how to achieve this ambition‚ through
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The weird sisters drive Macbeth to his destruction. Do you agree? In shakespears Macbeth‚ the weird sisters are only one of the contributions to Macbeth’s destruction. Though they do play a role‚ the other characters such as Lady Macbeth and even Macbeth himself contributes towards his destruction‚ with immense ambition and greed to become king. The prophecies which the witches make are only temptations for Macbeth. The weird sisters never tell Macbeth what to do with these suggestions‚ he
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Is Macbeth responsible for his actions? When reading William Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ we really have to contemplate whether Macbeth was responsible for his actions or whether he was manipulated and persuaded by people around him. When scrutinising the play in detail‚ the events show that‚ without the persuasion of Lady Macbeth‚ the witches and the ambition to become king‚ the events that occurred in the play wouldn’t have happened the way they did. The witches’ role in Macbeth’s downfall occurred
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breaking point for the studio heads. Although Judy managed to bring in money with box office hits‚ especially with her last film Summer Stock being a financial hit‚ MGM finally terminated their contract with her in 1950. The reason for her downfall? The unwavering addiction to her pills‚ the same pills she was given at the credulous age of 12 where she signed her name over to MGM. Not to say she was the only child actress to be given pills but she was the one star Hollywood cared most about
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